Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-23

Washington. juno aa.-Gen. Miles re-
coiv.l In interesting dispatch today
| from ono W bio 1ile-ds-camps who rs
now with ocu. Skaters army at BJi-
dulri. We declined Co give 100 text 60
] Inc public. but rlli that o. merely tn-
nouncod that tn landing OF she troops
vas made ala right without any ctsu-
atty whatever and that the only mon
met wen, the cuban insurgents. II
stated thnt one cuban was struck by
the hututlnr uf she'll and lost his
arm and that there were about 5.'O)
I Insurgents on hand wgll ARMED and
under good discipline.
Gen. MilcH's correspondence also
stated that she troops were in splendid
spirits and ready Cor a fight and
said Cen Miles. "thDrc may Doe u fght
/ today"
Cen GREELEY received u dispatch to-
day from tiout Col Allen of the nlg-
nal service, ln charge of the cable sta-
ton established at Playo del Este.
cuba. 10 ala not relate TO military
operations. but from the fact that no
reference was made 10 Important de-
volopmcnts 10 was Inferred that the
situation has not changed materially
unco last night. when the landing VI
Troops was ,n progress Col Allcn vial
make pinyo del Este the cable base,
but lu addition 60 this a military cable
line viii be- stretched from that point
westward along the coast To thu head
quarters OF den. shaftar Hy this
. H b. Na a.
brought Into direct communication
with the war department Col Allen
u hurrylnE forward preparations in
this direction, 80 hHH nu the material
necessary Tor Tho fhoro lunp with In
airumsntH aud OPERATOR ready 60 work
the line aH soon aa tho army has been
quAriercd. II u not quito clear thus
Car AZ what point Gen. Shaftcr and his
main body Of troops have established
their base. The Official dispatches 10
the secretary 81 war ana secretary pf
the navy spoke 81 landing 90 Halqulrl
and demonstration at CuhtnnH,
Other official urHHuffnH stated that the
landing was going on simultaneously
ut two points with "a view Co making
assaults on Santiago from front aud
rear
The press dispatches ALSO speak VI
Juragua A. a probable point OF land
lus ~ what other point Con. ShlffUE
takes up bis headquarters tho military
telegraph viii connect them Witu
iIayo del Este, aul thence 60 wash
iugtHn.
iicIng strictly a military line. tho
cable from Playa Go Este win NOT b.
open Tor commercial buFluHaH. although
the authorities win hg disposed 90 FiVc
10" press such facilities 40 urr possible
under tho circumstance aluHf uf tho
unofficial message. however. Will have
a. ba handled from Playa Del Estu ln
order Go avoid shutting The military
. lulu.
Army officers were lutently scanning
thU map uf the country abound Hlntl.
ugI hHrhur hIluulr Dr. about fifteen
mllpH duo east from the mouth uf thH
santiago hnrhur a small river runs
Inland go that point. nnordluE add
tloual facilities Tor landing. The map
shows ROAD dirct from nhiquu tu
tho entrance ~ Htuuugi hiruur ANA
thence along the harbor 90 thu city of
Santiago.
Hcndgr this road, a railroad starts a
fcw miles west of ialguir, cluliug
0lonT ihr coast up 10 the mouth OF sau-
JumFua. tho other point mentioned
lu There dispatches. Do midway between
nllqur and Santiago hlrbor
10 also has 70 small stream, givlng adj
ditlouul facilities for landing, ana tht
railroad appears Co take lts start along
railroad ana highway tho map shows
mountainous formations which would
mako thH pruTrUH. NJ uu army difficult
10 sH.mH evident ifuW lu examination
OF ihH army mlp that Cen Shlue's
troops at HlqulrI ur IurIrut will move
westward ALONG 90. hIrhwly. parhans
utilizing rho railroad, and thus an.
urlaph Santiago from thH southeast.
Distinct from thlH landing which ls
east of santiago hlrblr % seems ovi-
don't that at least part OF Gen
SnlftrrH force VIII land west nf tho
harh1r. thus allowing an attuck on
Santiago from The northwest Tho dis
patches state That "a denomination WAS
made against ClhhnaH. which Do shown
900 the military map 90 Do u small place
just west of Santiago harhur. and not
more than two or three mllus from the
Furthar 60 tho west ~ Accorradoro.
Wh"ft ptuH uilhl ana Garcia have "a
/ large force M cuban troops n D.
clearly iuryppdiDnt Cor this cuban
force 90 make the Inland clrcruit clear
around Santiago and FORM "a luncturc
with Cen Shlfter % tho east nf sun-
tinFu htrhur. Their natural base. there
fore VIII ho CO. thr west, no ACcrrrado
cooperating with such uf Gen SHAFT
tors troops as land a. the west ~ the
hlrbor. a road runs from Acceradcro
No road ls shown along tho west line
lf santiago hurhur and thH march uf
tho American and cuban troops making
the assault ON thH west side nf tho clty
may Boz slow and luhnrllus. through
tht tangled tropical uudvrbrush, swamp
and rock
Besides tho military man the war de-
nArtmput has "a large amount Of cone
uiDntinl material showing The landings,
roads. etc. 900 along The present field
of operations, These include large
photographs on Bl.quirl
one OF the photographs shows Ball
thD rage of o. rugged dgclivlty. runnlng
down 90 the ocean
Huge houlders covered the ground
apparently making travel back " the
town impossible, Another picture
shows extensive tramways, elevated