The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1898-07-16
TELEGRPHIC WAR NEWS
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TELEGRPHlC WAR NEWS
MONDAY
Gen Shafter yesterday opened fire OF
the Spauiards and bombarded then
from to 8 o'clock The guns o
the Spaniards were soon sllenced
There was very little musketry firing
the enemy keeping within thei
| trenches.
RelnfOrcements reached Shafter yes
| terday. as we'll as several siege guns.
More relntOrcements are expected tl
reacl, Santiago Tomorrow, under Gen
Miles.
With the additional troops, all tn,
northeast of Santiago will be blocked
aud the escape af the Spanish troops
there will be prevented.
The Spaniards have evacuated DO
| Caminos, three miles from Santiago
| and near the bay.
The st. Louis arrived at Portsmouth
N. j., with 800 Spanish sailuls aud forty
officers, captured from Cervera's squad
ron.
Cervera himself will be a prisoner a,
Annapolis.
Yesterday was celebrated generally
throughout the country as Tlianksgiv-
ing Day, and special services held in
many of the churches. The President
issued Il thanksgiving message, and SO
did many of the Governors.
The hepelessness OF the war is now
fully. fully rec 1teAFn'zrd in Spain, and the the
Spanish, Cabinet.
Some maarial fever has developed in
the American army before Santiago,
but the general health of the American
troops continues excellent.
The fourth expedition to the Phil
lpplnes has been delayed until the oc-
cupation of Hawaii has been settled.
AT midnight last night the suspicion
prevailed that Toral might abandon
Santlngn and attempt II retreat.
Mr. w. X. Hearst, Of the New York
journal. published yesterday the first
American paper in Cuba.
There was no bombardment OF San
tiayo yesterday.
Gen. Miles reached Santiago yester-
day with reinforcemeUts. He held
q conferences with Gen. Shafter as
to the plan of campaign.
Bombardment of Santiago will begin
this morning.
The siege guns have been landed,
and it is believed are in position.
Ihe fleet endeavorcd to lombard the
town, but the proper elevation of the
guns could not he obtained, aud most
of the shot fell short.
Reinforrcments $3.50 strong reached
Juragua Sunday.
Shafter has 23,S50 men exclusive of
sick aud wounded.
The hospital ship Solace (formerly
the Creole) reached Santiago yesterday,
and all the sick and wounded who can
be removed have been placed aboard of
her.
Revised figures show that the losses
at Santiago were 231 killed, 1888 wound
ed and 81 Missing.
In the fight at Santiago Sunday two
men were killed and four wounded in
the American army.
Dlssensious are said to exist in San
tiago between Gems. Toral and Linares.
The civil Governor of Santiago wants
to surrender, but the military faction
opposes it.
Gen, Shafter is feeding with army
ratl"ns the immense army of refugees
from Santiago
Deserlions from the Spanish army in
Santiago continue. They report a
scarcity of water in the city.
1t is said that Gems. Shafter and
Wheeler we've willing to accept the
terms Of Gen. Tnral. the surrender of
the town, the troops leaving it with
their arms, but hat the Washington au-
tho,ities would not agree 10 it.
An examination by the Board of In-
curry of the wrecks of Cervela's fleet
shows that they were struck mainly by
the 5, 6 and Sinch shells and the shot
from The rapid firing guns. The maga
zines of the ships were exploded, blow
ing up the decks, but not iDjuring the
hulls, indicating that the Maine was not
pretended by tho Spaniards.
The sick and wounded from Santiago
have reached Fort Mcpherson, A Atlanta.
The men say that the Spaniards fired
on the hospitals and on surgeons and
chaplains.
Admiral Cerpera is too il! to GO from
Portsmouth to Annapolis.
The European powers continue to
urge Spain to sue for peace.
The Spanish press is generally for
peace.
Blapco wants war, believing that the
Spanish Army will redeem the defeat
of the Spanish navy.
Sagastas ministry has rendered it's
resignation.
A military ministry is likely to sue
ceed Sagasta's,
1t is reported that the French am
bassadnr visited the President yester-
day in the interest of peace.
WEDNESDAY.
Dos Caminos and Aguadores have
been abandoned by the SpaniaIds.
The supposed cannon iD the eBtrench
ments at those places were dummies.
Great suffering prevails among the
Santiago refugees.
It is said that Gen. Miles has taken
charge of the army before San
tiago. He found fifty pieces of light
artillery mounted and ready for use.
Accompanying him to the front were
5000 reinforceinents.
A part of Santiago was destroyed last
night by the American fire.
Major Granprey, military attacbe of
the French Embassy, who has been
watching the military operations around
Santiago, declares that there is DO
more splendid army in the world than
the American army now 10 Cuba.
A number Of Jamaican vessels have
been captured on the southern coast of
Cuba trying to run the blockade.
The amount Of "head money! to be
distributed among the men of Samp-
sons fleet for tire destruction of Ger
vera's squadron 10 $208, 200.