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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

An element of the fight that exas- .pefated the men was the discovery of many sharpshooterS in trees along the tfall. The courage of these guerrilias cannot be overestimated as they were absolutely cut off from their own forces. put their methods are beyond belief. Ishey Kept up steady fire on the dress Ing station of the field hospital, and before their hiding places were discov- cred killed and wounded many sur geons and others of the hospital corps, besides soldiers who were already wounded.
 ,' detail. was sent into the woods to scout for these men, and already six of 1 them have been discovered. in the branches Of trees and disposed of: Their or officers and aids passing beneath methods also included the picking off them along the trail. For a long time thelr ire was supposed to be spent bull lets of the enemy.
 What the day would bring, forth 1t was impossible to say after the first attack of our forces. Our. men had and in heat that is cruel. There is nc shade on the hills. Ratfonss had been left in the rear with the blanket rolls.
 several of the generals advised Shafter to suspend all operations for a day to allow the troops to get food and rest, urging that as they had the key to the city there seemed to be no good req son why they should not take time to recuperate. It is now admitted by every one. that the courage of the Spaniards has been underestimated, but they can not stand up under the steady advance of Americans.
 l.. Our own loss was cruellysevere espe. cially among the officers who obliter- ated themselves so nobly. Three com panles Of the Twenty fourth regulars are entirely without officers Major Markley commands a regiment, and Captain Amman commands the Thir- tfeth regulars, all his senior officers having been disabled There could be no finer sight than these same officers coming back to the front as soon as their wounds were dressed, and com nanding their men with their arms in slings or their wounds wrapped with bloody bandages.
 The dynamite gun of the Rough Rid CTS rendered effective service on Fri day. The report that the Borrowe brothers were killeds is incorrect. The gatling guns were also of the greatest service. It is pity there are so few o1 them and that the infantry has beer called upon to do the work the artillery could have accomplished without this cruel loss Of life.
 There is only one consolation, and that is that the infantry and dis mounted cavalry and their officers have demonstrated the courage of American | soldiers and volunteers. Their advance
 and charge up the. hills of San Juar
 were a succession of forlorn hopes They should never have been asked te make such sacrifice, but they made il and the picture of them as they reached |. the crest. of the hills, cheering, ant planted their flags among spent car, l tridges of the enemy should be histor icaL
 As I conclude this dispatch the artil
 lery is preparing to sbombard Santiago
 and We have good hopes of celebrating
 the Fourth of July in the plaza of tn,
 chief city of Eastern Cuba.
 | RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

Special cable to The Call and the New York
 Herald. Copyrighted. 1898. by James Cor
 FL POZO BLOCKHOUSE, SANTI- AGO, Saturday, July 2, by The Call Herald dispatch boat Golden Rod to Kingston, Jamaica Monday, July A sortie in force was made by the Span iards last night at sunset upon the troops that held the hills of San Juan. Our dismounted cavalry and the Sixth and Sixteenth Regular Infantry, who had captured the position, had been re- enforced by the Seventy-first New York Volunteers and the Ninth, Thirteenth and Twentieth Regulars.
 At the time the Spaniards made this final effort of the day to retake their lost position our men were strung out in single line for more than a mile. They held the hills, but no more. Re- achievements had left to help them on the left, but Lawton on the right had not been heard from, being busily en- gagged at Caney. It seemed a case of all night or Lawton, but without re- endorsements and without Lawton's di- vision, the single line of blue for. the time Withstood the attack of the Span ish. The Spanish fire was too hot, however, and forced the Americans to fall back below the crest of the hills until it ceased. After that, except for an irritating picket fire, which contin- ued all night to their right, there were a few hours of comparative peace.
 Early on Saturday. by the order of General Shafter, Major Dillenback's $ battery advanced to within 400 yards of the Spanish lines on the right. Dill lenback entrenched under the cover of darkness, and at sunrise began she'll ing Santiago City and the Spanish bar racks. He was instantly answered by two 6-inch guns, one 3-inch and a mer- ciless infantry fire, which, it is sup posed, came from the troops driven back by Lawton from Caney. Our ar tillerymen could not stand up against it and loaded their guns while lying on their stomachs. Captain Parkhurst was wounded in the arm, and many of the men of the bat teries were disabled The Amer ican. batteries were forced to fall back on Fl Pozo, from where they had begun firing on Friday. morning. The bat tery should never have been ordered to the front to face the effective fire of modern infantry. The placing of the battery within 400 yards of the infantry line was suicidal.
 Caprons battery arrived from the right just as Dillenback. arrived from the front They constitute all the ar tillery we have, sixteen guns In all There should be eighty or hundred guns. When this movement began the horses had not been out of their harness for day and a. night and neither officers nor men had had food for thirty six hours. At this writing, 9 o'clock Saturday morning, the horses arc being watered and the men are getting some coffee perpetrators, to establish ing themselves and shelling the city al range of 3006 yards. sLawton .and Chaffee, after an .all-niglt march from Caney, are now coming to the front to join the men who took and still hold t1ht ridges of San Juan, three-q quarters of g mile from the city. z.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

A . CORPS-KiIIed q Spanish general in affnir at Caney. and n large number of officers and men, who are still unburied. General Linares, arm surrender of Santiago is still bein g considered by the Spanish authori- ties. Pando has arrived near the break fin the railroad with his ad- Also the following from Assistant Ad- jutant General Wagner, sent from the same place and at the same time:
 Pando six miles north with 5000; Garcia opposed with 5000. Lawton can support Garcia and prevent junction.
 General Miles sent the following dis patch to General Shafter before the news of the destruction of the feet
 HEADaUARTERs OF THE ARMY, WASHINGTON, July 3.-To General Shafter, Playa del Este, Cuba, Ac- cept my hearty congratulations on the record made of magnificent for titude, gnIIantry and sacrifice dis- played in the desperate fighting of the troops before Santiago. reaI- ize the hardships, difhcuitIca and suff erings, and am proud that auid Il Iust~ated such fearless and patriotic devotion to the welfare of cur com mon country and our flag. What ever the results to follow their un- ureassed deeds of valor, the past is already gratifying chapter of history. I expect to be th you rfthin one week with strong re- achievements.
 MILES, Commanding
 General Shafter's reply Is as follows
 PLAYA DEL ESTE,- July 3.-Gen- eral Miles, Washington; . thank you in the name of the gallant men I have the honor to com unnd for the splendid tribute of praise which you have accorded. They bore themselves as American soldiers al- ways have. Your telegram will be published at the head of the regi- ments in the morning. feel that I am master of the situation, and can hold the enemy for any length of time. I am delighted to know that you are coming, thrt you may Se., for yourself the obstacles which this army had to overcome. My only regret is the great number of lives for our country's cause.
 SKATER.
 Later this cable was received by the War Department:
 HEADQUARTERs FIFTH ARMY CORPS, NEAR SANTIAGO, July B. Tonight my lines completely sur round the town from the bay on the north of the city to point on San Juan River on the south. The enemy holds from west bend of San Juan River to its mouth mp the railroad to the c1ty.
 General Pando. I find tonight fs some distance away and will not get into Santiago. sHAFTER.
 The present need of reinforcing Gen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted. 1898, by James Cor don Bennett. E
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

through baptism of fire recently, and are little r ore than ruins. Thus, with 6hafter's guns laundering on Santiago from the land and Sampson's from the harbor, the fall of the city is assured beyond further question.
 The authorities, military and naval, say that Santiago has already made it's best fight and that it's occupation is only a question of time, ad very brief time.
 General Shafters strong position was shown in series of dispatches, Most convincing of all as to his feeling of co fidence and strength was that dis patch given out late in the day, in which General Shafter gives the text of his demand for the surrender of the city on pain of bombardment. This dispatch is as follows:
 PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 4, 1s9s.- Hon. R. A. 'A1ger, Secretary of War. Washington, Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, July 3.-The following 2 is my demand for the surrender of the city of Santiago:
 Headquarters United States Forces, near San Juan River, Cuba, July 3, 1898, S:3O Fl. m.-To the Com manding General of the Spanish Forces, Santiago de Cuba.-Sir, shall be obliged, unless you surren- der, to shell Santiago de Cuba. Please inform the citizens of for eign countries and all women and children that they shOuId leave the city before 10 o'clock to-morrOw morning. Very respectfully, your Obedient servant,
 w. R. SKATER,
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05
Naval Promotions.

WASHINGTON, July 4.-The President to-day sent these nominations to: the Sen- ate; .
 ! Navy-Courmodor Frederick V. McNair. to be rear admiral; Captain William T. Sampson, to be a comnodore; Command Lieutenant. Gunior grade) IT. A. Fald. to be lieutenant; Ensign Albert L. Norton, to be lieutenant; Lieutenant Commander William s. Cowles, to be commanders
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

Those copper colored spots that you see occasionally, the small ulcers in the mouth and the loosening of teeth, thin ming of eyebrows and other things mean some form of blood taint. Ask for "3O- day blood cure" circulars and testimonials when you see the slightest sign. All forms give way alike to ''30- day blood cure" It Is certain in action in all cases.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05
 DEFEATS
 CUNNING

Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted. 1898. by James Cor don Bennett
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05
ROBSON LIKELY TO
 BE RETURNED SOON

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The friends of Lieutenant Hobson, now in Santiago now hope. for his early exchange He is still in Santiago and the next forty eight hours. should bring about his res cue. If, however, he has been spirited away, the capture of.Aduira1 Cervera and other Spanish officers offer excels. lent opportunity for exchange. I.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

Every effort will be put forth by the Department to get horses to Gen. eral Anderson. The department has sent word to San Francisco to have. haste made in getting the expedition a
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

A NYRT7 And suffer pain as you
 "A sI 2. may to-day. "Hudyan" AA S AA A"a will make you well. # will fH you with energy and the. coi'- scfousaess or fdH power. # has done that for 2O,000 men. Write and ask for dbso- MteIy free circuiars and testimonials telling you all about #. Ho expense to. you. re- member. MedJcaI advice free, too. Just ask for tt.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

MYNTTV day shOaid De iost. You NGDI will sq,s s,.. f's~bl,og so.o.' .s.a Sa"ss ss filled with sense of gloom and despair in the place Of firm limbs and a sense Of being grand man soon If you have abused your opportunities in any way, and .hdge thereby become weak. ask. about "Hud- ya1. the great remedIo-treatmehty # makes vigorous. men.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05
w. R. SKATER, Major General, U. $. A

Following is the Spanish reply, with which Colonel Dorst has just returned, at 6:30 p. m.;
 SANTIAGO DE CUBA, p. m., July 8, 1S9S.-His ExceiIency, the general commanding the forces of the United States, San Juan River.-Sir: l have the honor to reply to your communication of to-day, written at S:3O q. m., and received at 1 ID. m.. demanding the surrender of this city, and on the contrary case an- nouncing to me that you will bonn bard this city, and that I advise the foreign citizens, women and chill dren that they must leave the city before 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. It Is my duty to say to you that this city will not surrender and that I will inform the foreign Con- suls and inhabitants of the con- tents of your message. Very respect fully JOSE ToRAL, COmmand der-in-Chief Fourth Corps.
 The British, Portuguese, Chinese to my line with Colonel Dorst. They ask if non-combatants can occupy the town of Clancy and railroad points, and ask until 10 o'clock of on. They claim atthere are be- tween ,15,OO0 and 10000 people, many of them old, who will leave. They ask If I can supply them with of transportation to Caney, which is fifteen miles from my landing.
 The following is my reply.
 The Commanding General, Span- ish Forces, Santiago de Cuba.-sfr, In consideration of the request of the ConsuIs and officers in your city for delay fin carrying out my inten- ton to fire on the city, and in lAe interest of the poor women and children, who will suffer greatly by their nasty and enforced departure from the city, I have the honor to announce that will delay such action solely in their interest until noon of the 9th, providing during the interval your forces make no | demonstration whatever upon those of my own. I am, with great re- spect, your obedient servant,
 w. R. SKATER,
 Major General, U. S.. A. < l SKATER, Major General, Com | mandfng.
 General Shafter's other dispatches breathe the same air of confidence and |. determination as shown in his demand 'on the Spanish commander The first one made public. during the day stated that his lines completely surrounded I the town, from the bay on the north to 1 San Juan River on the south, leaving the city thus enveloped by stretch of water on one side and a stretch of l frowning American guns on the other. In another dispatch General Shafter l epitomized the strength of his position 1 by saying:
 T feel that am master of the situa- ! tion, and can, hold the enemy for any l length of time"
 1, In another dispatch General Shafter states that his demand for the surren- der of Santiago is still being considered by the Spanish authorities, which indi- cates that the refusal of the Spanish | scommander<to capitulate was not final. In any event. F o'clock on Tuesday marks the limit of Shafter's concession, and if Santiago has not capitulated at that hour, 1.-the great siege guns, now brought to the front and in position, aided by the batteries of lighter field pieces, will begin their work of destruc- ton. r
 General shafter's series of ,telegrams | are as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-25

Just finished dressing for the ball when the
maid raped at her door and said:
There's a worlingman down in the hall
that insists on seeing you, and says he won't
go away till he does"
What in the world can he want of me!'
said she and then added: well, if he
won't 60 away take him into the library
and III be there in a moment"
Soon she came futtering in, in a cloud
of tulle and abaze with diamonds. Judson
had never seen such vision and he hated
her more than ever. He wanted to strangle
her and to wrench off her jewels to sell for
bread to feed his starving family. Hestood
near the door, with his cap in his hand,
and was looking half doggedly out from his
half bowed head when Miss Thornby
crossed to where he stood and said with the
ARREST good nature:
did you wish to see me, sir?"
Her tone confused him. Somehow he had
expected to be i'll treated, if not ordered
out. Collecting himself he said tremblingly:
Yes, miss, | came to ask if you would let
us stay little longer in your house. l
am out of work and cannot pay the rent,
and your agent is going to turn us into the
street tomorrow
my agent is going to put you out of
your house," said she, excitedly.
"Out OF your house" he corrected.
'Why, how perfectly horrible" she ex-
claimed in amaZement.
Judson caught ct a ray of hope in her
sympathetic manner and urged on by it he
went on rapidly:
"If you'll only let me stay in a little
longer mebbe can get work soon, and then,
miss, I'll pay you as fast as | can. It's harE
enough to starve-"
"To starve!" she echoed, dropping her
hands and staring at the man, as though
straining her mind to conceive the idea.
Eyes, miss" said Judson, in a low, res9-
lutte voice. "My wife, and the children and
me-we are starving"
Miss Thornby looked at him with unac-
customed but sincere distress. Suddenly she
crossed the room to the writing desk.
Here" said she, handing him leaf from
a check book, 81 hope this will help you
out. | am very sorry that it happened. l
didn't know that | had an agent who
would be so cruel. l am very sorry for
you"
Judson was overwhelmed with grateful
surprise. He did not know how the check
read, but he knew by Miss Thornby's gen
erous manner that it was enough to help
him out of his trouble.
Miss Thornby was scarcely conscious of
having conferred a favor, the effort had
been so slight, until she saw the mans
trembling hand as be took the paper from
her, and listened to his fearful voice as he
thanked her again and again.
Judson went hurriedly down the street
in the effort TO reach the first electric lipht
There he stopped to read the number on
the check. He read it once, and then
looked closely and carefully at it again. His
heart gave a sudden bound. There was no
mistake-it read zone hundred dollars"
Judson's angry thoughts of a few mo-
ments before flashed over him and struck
him to the heart His eyes filled with tears
God bless her." said he prayerfully; "she
has saved me from something worse than
death" and so she had, for Judson had
made up his mind not to let his little ones
live TO suffer Observation-Disclosures Wrsy-
burn in Detroit Free Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-25
He SAVED THE FLAG.
JUST Irotted Ont His Old Shotgun
and Told the Suspect to Make
Himself Scarce.

Course | couldn't swear that he was a
Spanish spy, admitted the man who came
n from cross roads settlement in ked-
ford, but he looked like one, be gosh, and
we hain't the people out there to take
chances on them kind of critters. His col
ocring was all dark, except his teeth, and
they fairly glis'ened. He didn't act like he
had any, lawful bus ness in the neighbor-
hood and | sort O suspected him right
But what did ne do?''
III tell you what he done" said the
big, representative of Redford's yeomanry,
as ne Strengthened up. "Some Of us fellers
put up flag down by the grocery, h'isting
a pole just like we used to when politics
got hot. T'other evenin' l see that teller
hangin' round the corners with a cross.
cut, saw. Don't take me long to put two
and two together, SO just got my shot
gun, advanced on him direct and tole him
ne had 20 minutes fur to git over the hill
bout mile away He had time to spare,
but I'm satisfied as / live he was Spanish
SPY and out there fur to saw that pole down.
When any of them chaps stirs up ole Red
ford they's courtin' all kinds O. troubles, -
and the man that saved the flag moved on
SO as to get new audience.-Detroit Free
Press,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-25
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