Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02

I1IlNuNN uIiltlNlH MHN NNt lW liNHH'H atNli
at thiH hour uii5 a M OF any In
formation 90 show that nghting at SAN
uaro was resumed today but they
believe that such ls the case.
The deepest suspension existed
throughout military and official circles
ns the day progressed. and no word
came from Cen shaftcr AZ $3.50
o'clock when a round was made OF all
the points III the war and navy depart
montB WHORE dispatches urc usually
received. nothing was forthcoming az
Co. the situation ON the neld.
Adiutaut General Corbin. 90 whom
the reports were submitted. reiterated
what be- had said earlier ln the day that
nothing had come from shaftcr since
o'clock this morning. The officials
were not even aware that the battle H.
SELF was In progress 10 Tar as the in
formation received today was con-
ccfnrd
The lack Of reports wan attributed
mainly 20 the fact that ucn. shaftcr
WAS 30 thoroughly occupied with the
imperative duties Of the hour Was con-
there was fcaut limo or opportunity
Tor giving the detailed progress VI bis
movement
The secretary OF war remained at tho
white House some hours and ala not
return to the war department w TO "a
late hour this afternoon. The navy
department was AFRO lacking tn any
upvcuc Information VI tho situation
around Santiago, although there toe
wa tne deepest hnu,iy aud H.sptnag
~'s- ..ss s'''''''s'ps' - ltfaita.
The pfufoundcsi conctrn Throughout,
muitafy aud nniuldi circles uiarktd
thu optnihE vf me second Jay ulou
Mhltn thg battle OF Santiago 10 byiub
fought
Iar desperate character of the hight
los 10 nov l4ly known 20 thg war de-
Ialtnrut iht lu4uiWaduu 10 iu adii-
t.ou 1o me r,l5tt mace by Gen shatlvr
liht miuulEut Wugn hg luuEniy yati-
mated bio casualties au about fV1.
Later reports. Jnigial ana direct from
me ntla. indicate that this estimate
WAS Tar too low.
Con. shaft,r had not, up 90 n o'clock
this morning, placed any exact inquire Oh
hlh loss, but DO made % clear tnat hia
Aint tHhtNNat" 90 wv M"H NtANN aA'i 9
ut the actual lutH,
al, Assuclat,d prJsa dispatch from
the uuld HlNluK tho Uihuulsh ut about
100. la lea ulr with oru. hhaltvr q
later lntimutlJu, although nn stated, hr
has set no figures. lhD military author
tiles were alert early ln The dHy despite
tho fact that thuy had been w welt
through the u,ght lu anxious Walung
Tor thr latest reports, SECRETARY AlKur
and nus udlutant general held a confer
rnur as soon AZ the SECRETARY arrived,
Then surgeon General SttrubUrg was
sent for and Joined iu lhu conference, II
.a Understood that the surgeon general
VIII send 20 co. DO medical uiiicrfh, Ia
addition a. those already with Cen
Skaters men AZ suitable appliances
viii be- provided, Neither the secretary
nor tho adIutint general would hdd
any tAlug iu the Information given out
st midnight II was said. however,
that the estimate Of killed ana wounded
inst made by Gen. Shafter was moro
likely 90 be- under than over the real
loss uH the dense growth OF ehapparh
In which thn American troops fought
made IL VOL night impossible ul ift7t
20 learn the extent Of The loss, An Inn
presslvp seriousness prryadtd tha MILF
larry crnters. The news that our gallant
men had pressed thrir way, foot hy
foot. up Co the commanding plateau OF
guupy was welcome Indeed, nut thrtr
tyHH now tho fuIl realization that this
had been done iu the face OF a Wlthgr-
ing hrt Instead pf u HhrmlHh ON che
rlght nauk. aH the reports yesterday lu-
dlcated 10 WIS clear that general rn-
sarrmrnt and terrible one had been
fought under the hruWlInE tropical
fun and ln the tangled vegetation
northeast OF santiago,
Gen. Miles and his stan were to-
sI' a
the day spread on the generate desk
was "A man showing In mluutrHt detail
every roadway. tran and elevation
about Santiago. Tho general traced
the line ~ operations yesterday and
tho probable line NJ action now IN
progress. lie had received nothing adj
dIunnll from the nuld, Ito spoke
grayely M the nercenoss Of the nghtlng
Yesterday, From strategic point Of
Wow Gen Llwton's taking OF Caney
yesterday gave an elevation on the
right wing, serving the double purpose
u dYorting the enemy from the left
and opening a way % our left wing
aud also ~ glvlng our troops a more
commanding sweep " me enemy's
northern defgnses. Incidentally. u ap-
-complishod the important purpose az
least % some extent OF preventing
pan1ns coming down with reinforce
menis from the north and turning our
right hank
LOSSES OVER A THOUSAND.
slboucy Province OF Santiago he Gu
bl, July I, pm. Via Playa del Este
Copyrighted, 1855. by the Associated
Press -tpgluyud In transmits siun. r.
A. THIS hour the fFhtlng stlll coutn-
ueH. the entire reserves VI the Amorl-
can army have been ordered 90 The
front at once, apparently with the In
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