The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-21
|TORAL SAYS NO
The Second Demand Of
Shafter Met by a
Refusal. r
FIRE TEMPORARILY WITHHELD
santiago Il Entirely Observation-Disclosures
Army Placed to Prevent tho Retreat
Of the spaniards to the Northward-
Tho Cubans Advancing.

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Tho Cubans Advancing.
r Before Santiago. via Playa del Este,
July f4.-This morning General Toral
tent out reply to General Skaters
second demand foi the unconditional
surrender of Santiago, made by the lat
er Yesterday afternoon. In his reply
General Toral referred to his refusal to
,ccede to the American demand on
Sunday. and again reiterated his de-
termination to resist. 3.
Notwithstanding this the American
batteries did not open fire this morn.
ing. and the renewal Of the bonn bard
ment will probably be postponed until
tomorrow, when it is hoped that all Of
General Randolph's troops will be in
position. The seige guns landed yes-
terday will also be brought up as soon
as possible.
Torrents OF rain fell last night,
drowning out the boys in the trenches.
and making the road almost impas-
sable. This may delay the batteries
and seige guns. The volunteers, who
are being hurried on to the front, are
being located along the right center in
the positions which have been occupied
by General Lawton's division, while
the latter has moved forward down to
the right, until he controls the road to
Caimanes, along which Toral would
nave to retreat, should he now be fool
hardy enough to make the attempt.
The Cubans. under General Calixto
Garcia, took Caimanes without opposi-
tion Monday night, and have entrench-
ments on each side of the road. The
Americans are now in position to strike
the enemy in the left flank, and keep
it up, making the, Spanish- entrench-
ments north of the city .untenable.
General Toral. realizing the weak
ness of this flank, has been busy under
his flag of truce in doubling back with
Entertainments and fixing his guns in
the direction from which he is threat
ened.
Most of General Randolph's guns
will be located on the heights, the CEN
ter OF General Lawton's new position,
where they command the town..
Yesterday afternoon the Capron and
Haines batteries, on the right succeed
cd. in tearing up the emplacements for
a palm" battery. as 1t is called, and
in pumping shells into several block
houses on Salients, but the shots direct
ed at the Spaniards in the trenches did
not appear to have much effect. Shrap-
mel were rapidly broken directly over
the trenches, yet in five minutes the
trenches at every point of explosion
would be alive with the enemy. They
would watch for the flashes Of our guns,
and drop before the shells exploded.
Our mortar fire was directed at the
Spanish bullring, and tore up almost
everything in the vicinity. It IL nm
1erstood the bullring is being used as q
barracks. ~. .ss.
Three large steamers lie in the harbor
alongside the Philadelphia Iron Conn
pary's wharf. and small Spanish gun
boat lie anchored at the head Of the bay.
All these could be seen by the CORE
spondent. sA
The First Illinois volunteers and Dis
trict of Columbia volunteers are now in
the trenches that were occupied last
week by General Chaffee's brigade.