Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-06-15

OII Santiago ue CuDa, SATURDAY,
June IL, 4. p. M, per Associated Press
Dispatch Boat Wanda, via KINGSTON,
Jamaica, Sunday, June IL, p m.-
(Copyright)-Rear Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley, with their
combined forces, are slowly but surely
placing such network about Santiago
de Cuba and cutting off so effectually
every source of outside aid, that within
short time starvation's tapping will
give way to
DEATHS SOLID KNOCK
for admittance at the doors of that ILL
fated place. Within three days three
separate sources of supply and re-.
enforcement have been cut off, and
Santiago is now isolated from the
world and down to famine rations.
When Admiral Cervera arrived at
Santiago with his fleet, the people
there welcomed him for the relief they
thought be would bring. but instead of
food he brought them 700 more men to
feed The only aid he had to offer was
the tons of ammunition in his ships
magazines.
POSITIONS IN HARBoR.
The map of the harbor furnished,
today, by spies, shows that after the
bombardment of the harbor forts by
Commodore Schley May 81, the Spanish
cruiser Reina Mercedes, which was dis
abled, was towed into the bay behind
O a liao mith twn
torpedo boats Half a mile further up,
under Lee Cayo sSmith and mortar
batteries, is the Vizcaya commanding
with her broad side two entrances east
and west of Cayo Smith. Half a mile
north and at the gate of the third mar
row entrance lies the Almirante
Oquendo. and half mile to the north
east are Cristobal Colon and Maria
Teresa. The ships are about mile
and half from the city proper, the
shallow water forbidding them to ge
much closer. The sunken collier
Merrimac is directly in the narrow
part of the channel.
FOR PUERTO RICO.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The Fourth
Army Corps, Major General John J..
Coppinger commanding, has been def
nitely designated to undertake the
occupation of Puerto Rico. 1t will be
rapidly increased to 10000 men, includ-
ing all the available regulars now in
the South, with the addition of the best
volunteer regiments at Tampa, Chick
amauga and Falls Church, Va. These
selections will be made in the next day
or two, with chief regard to the mill
tary facilities of the volunteers and the
comparative completeness of their
equipment.
GLAD TO MOVE.
CHICKAMAUGA, June ia report
that fifteen regiments are to leave
Camp Thomas for Tampa, Fla, in the
next few days, is the main topic of
conversation in camp today. There is
general rejoicing among the soldiers.
OFF FOR MANILA.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-Four of
the transport steamers scheduled to
leave today for Manila are almost
ready for the signal from Major Gen
eral Greene's flagship, China, to hoist
anchor and proceed. The soldiers
spent a fairly comfortable night on the
transports. 1t is expected that the
order to get underway will be issued
about 2 o'clock, this afternoon.
1T is RUSSIA NOW.
LONDON, June ia special from
Madrid purports to give the substance
of an interview with Senior Sagasta, the
Spanish Premier. who is quoted as
saying that yesterdays rise on the
bourse was due to kilograms advising
the leading financiers, that Russia had
taken steps to intervene shortly in the
settlement Of the Philippine question
BETTER NOT HAVE.
WASHINGTON, June l5.-The State
Department has been officially advised
that the reports that Germany would
make issue in the Philippines, is un
warranted. German ships will be or
hand at Manila to afford protection tt
German subjects and property, bui
Germany has ne thought of intsrven
ton.
CUBANs ALL RIGHT.
WASHINGTON, June I5.-The Nav
Department today posted the following
bulletin: Admiral Sampson report
that he has been reinforced by severa
hundred Cubans, and that our force a
at Guantanamo is in very satisfactor,
condition. The town Of Raderos hal
been occupied by the troops unde
General Rabi. The men under Genera
Garcia are cooperating with the Amer
lean forces.
CANT GET NEAR.
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