The times., 1898-07-09

night to Gen. Castillo. the insurgent
leader at Cubitas A vote was taken
and he was selected for Governor of San
tiago. A committee informed Gen. Car
cia of the result Of the vote. who re-
ported it to Gen shafter. The latter
notified Washington of the matter.
This morning Gen. Smarter received a
cable dispatch from Washington. asking
If it was true that the Cubans had taken
fifty Spanish prisoners and killed them.
Gen. shafter said that the statement was
erroneous.
The position OF our army is now the
same as was described in the last dis
patches sent. with the exception that
Gen. Duffield has the left of the line, in
a much stronger position tnan that form
erly occupied by him.
The sPuniards Penned In.
This makes impossibiea flank movement
on the part Of the enemy and completes
the absolute shutting in and shutting out
of re-enforcements. In spite of all sto-
ries to the contrary, Gen. Pando is not in
the city. He is at Manzanillo with his en-
tire force. The only re-enforcements that
have arrived since the American army
landed were two bodies of 1000 men each
who went in before the city was surround
ed. The only chance the Spaniards now
have to get in or out is along the coast.
and the feet is watching as closely as
the army to prevent soldiers entering or
leaving the city.
The health of the soldiers is good. gen
orally speaking, but there is considerable
malariaI fever among them resulting
from the rains and from sleeping on the
ground. When Santiago is taken they
will not be permitted to enter the city in
force. This will minimize the danger of
their taking yellow fever, which prevails
in the town.
The wounded Doing Well.
The wounded in the hospital are doing
we'll There We're no deaths today.
The Spanish wounded are being brought
in and cared for beside our own sick and
wounded men. The wounded Americans
will be shipped to New York as soon as
possible The transport City Of Washing
ton will leave tomorrow with 100 men.
The news of the treatment accorded
the Spanish wounded and prisoners
reached the Spanish lines through the
prisoners who were exchanged for Hob
son and his men, and an hour afterward
deserters began coming into our lines
and this was kept up all day. The mum
Der who have thus come in is not exactly
known, but is large
The deserters say the people have giver
up hope now of hearing from Admira
Camara and his fleet and believe that i
he came here he would suffer the same
fate that befell Admiral Cervera- They
look on the American feet as invincible
In case of bombardment the fleet viii
participate. shooting over the hills at th'
city itself. 1t is said that this can bt
done without any danger to the American
land forces.
There was a reception last night il
honor of the men of the flagship New
York. They were given an ovation ant
the racket was kept up ali night.
sunken Spanish Vessels.
Lieut. Hobson was kept busy telling
his experiences and in receiving congrat
ulations. Today he was made membe
of the board to examine the sunken Span
ish vessels.
The Infanta Maria Teresa was exam
ined by the board. She gave evidenc
of the wonderful effectiveness of Amer
ican gunnery. over one hundred of on
shells had gone into her. and some smel
shells had pierced the thickest part o
her armor, which was cracked fore an,
aft. The fire aboard of her destroys
all her woodwork and left only the irol
frame
Food for Sharks.
The vessel is full of dead Spaniard
and is surrounded by sharks, while hun
dreds OF buzzards hover over her. TIL
only things not destroyed or irretrievabl
damaged are the guns. Their breecl
blocks are gone, but they are otherwis
all right Some of them are still load
ed, showing that their gunners had de